Ride of silence

Needabike

Any plans for this in Dublin??

http://www.rideofsilence.org/main.php

kenmc

How do you call "up and over", "Pothole", "Car up" etc in silence?

kenmc

kenmc wrote: »

How do you call "up and over", "Pothole", "Car up" etc in silence?

Sign Language! Or some sort of complicated lighting system maybe.

podcastireland

Hand signals - we have been using them for years !

kenmc

podcastireland wrote: »

Hand signals - we have been using them for years !

Care to show us "Car up" then?

Lumen

kenmc wrote: »

Care to show us "Car up" then?

Jellybaby to the back of the head.

Caroline_ie

rideofsilence wrote: »

The ride, which is held during Bike Safety month, aims to raise the awareness of motorists, police and city officials that cyclists have a legal right to the public roadways.

Surely that's not going to help ... assertive cycling cannot be silent cycling ... makes no sense!

Raam

kenmc wrote: »

Care to show us "Car up" then?

Hands off the bars in a steering wheel motion



point to the sky

TinyExplosions

Max of 20kph... how can you race at that speed? Also, I'm far too loud and in love with the sound of my own voice to do anything in silence

niceonetom

I think we'd be better served by promoting cycling as a fun thing to do rather than as a dangerous pursuit for self-righteous inconveniences (which is how we are often perceived it seems).

Taking over the roads to draw attention to our supposed victimhood is not going to earn us any respect out there, no matter how noble the intention, and respect is (part of) what will make things safer for us.

If accidents are to be prevented it would be more effective to promote cycling as a safe, healthy and life affirming thing to do, thereby increasing our number, and giving us a stronger road presence, slowly and incrementally changing the mentality of both motorists and cyclists that we are valid and legitimate road users entitled to all the privileges of any other (and subject to rules like any other). A man can dream.

My heart goes out to those who get hurt or die, but improving things for those of us still out there on the bike must be the priority. I'm not convinced rides of silence (which seem like a more sober, though equally self-righteous, critical mass cycle) are really helping.

Lumen wrote: »

Jellybaby to the back of the head.

hey - don't even joke about wasting jelly babies. OK?

BostonB

Something like a fun run, 10k cycle through the city would be better.

blorg

BostonB wrote: »

Something like a fun run, 10k cycle through the city would be better.

A race? Time trial or mass start?

Húrin

Needabike wrote: »

Any plans for this in Dublin??

http://www.rideofsilence.org/main.php

And just exaggerate the lethality of cycling? No thanks.

BostonB

Just close off a route in town and let people cycle it.

Esroh

BostonB wrote: »

Something like a fun run, 10k cycle through the city would be better.

A mass start just like all the 10k runs.Imagine if you could encouage all the parents you see out with the kids on those tricycles that have the walking bar to join in as well.Those kids wold never forget the 1st time they rode down O'Connell st and would be hooked for life:D

blorg

Esroh wrote: »

A mass start just like all the 10k runs.Imagine if you could encouage all the parents you see out with the kids on those tricycles that have the walking bar to join in as well.Those kids wold never forget the 1st time they rode down O'Connell st and would be hooked for life:D

I reckon we'd whip those little kids on the tricycles, if it is mass start there would need to be some sort of handicap system.

Raam

blorg wrote: »

I reckon we'd whip those little kids on the tricycles, if it is mass start there would need to be some sort of handicap system.

This is our big chance!

Esroh

Raam wrote: »

This is our big chance!

Not if it was Sonia O'S pushing one of her kids:D

monument

Raam wrote: »

Hands off the bars in a steering wheel motion



point to the sky

Has somebody warned them not to pass the garda outside the US Embassy like that?